Watch List notes:

BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, SCOTLAND, John Steele, (d. 1830), linen and woolen draper, High Street, Forfar Copper Halfpenny (4), 1797, all rev distant view of a town, small boats in the foreground, HALFPENNY above, FORFAR 1797, edge . + . + . + . + . + ., obv a castle, PAYABLE ON DEMAND BY JOHN STEELE, ball of flagstaff above M of DEMAND, groundline under castle nearly to the edge, P of PAYABLE nearly touches castle, T of WRIGHT just to left of right door jamb (Atkins p.296, 17; D&H Angusshire 23); obv groundline under castle on right to top of E of STEELE, P of PAYABLE some distance from castle, T of WRIGHT under centre of doorway (Conder p.12, 10; Atkins p.296, 18; D&H Angusshire 24); obv T of WRIGHT just to left of right door jamb (D&H Angusshire 25); obv P of PAYABLE nearly touches castle, T of WRIGHT under right door jamb (D&H Angusshire 26). D&H 26 better than extremely fine, others good extremely fine, D&H 23 and 24 bronzed, D&H 26 very rare. (4)

D&H 26 ex Dalton Collection

Estimate: £300-400